Twenty-four hours after Gareth Barry ’s apology for his behaviour on an ill-fated trip to St Andrews, Adebayor offered an explanation for his row with Vincent Kompany at Molineux during City’s 2-1 defeat at Wolves.

But, rather than show up splits within boss Roberto Mancini ’s camp, Adebayor claims it was merely proof of how desperately City’s players want the club’s drive towards the top of English football to succeed.

‘Sometimes you have to shout and bawl to try and get a reaction from your team-mates and sometimes that means getting them worked up in ­order to do the right thing for the team,’ said Adebayor.

‘That’s what great teams do. It is all about passion and desire to do well and if Vincent and I are guilty of that, neither of us have a problem with it.

‘We are really good friends and we have had a good laugh about some of the things that were written about us yesterday. It was funny because it is totally inaccurate.

‘The press have treated it as though there has been some kind of massive fallout, but it couldn’t be further from the truth – these things happen all the time in football at every club.

‘Vinnie and I love this club and are passionate about helping to make it successful. If that means the odd ­disagreement, so be it.’

Barry believes the reaction to events at City shows many fans are desperate for them not succeed. ‘Seems to be that way yes,’ he said when asked whether he felt there were some outside the club who wanted City to fail.